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The Texas Rangers may have eyes for a pair of free agents previously employed by the division rival Oakland…

The Boston Red Sox emerged Tuesday night as winners of the bidding for Daisuke Matsuzaka with a $51.1 million offer and have 30 days to sign the Japanese pitcher to a contract. The Seibu Lions of Japan’s Pacific League announced they had accepted the high bid for their prized pitcher, and the major league commissioner’s [...]

Even before a formal announcement, baseball general managers were expecting the Boston Red Sox to be the winner of the bidding for Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka. The Seibu Lions scheduled a news conference in Japan at the same time Major League Baseball planned an announcement Tuesday night at the annual general managers’ meetings.

Daisuke Matsuzaka will learn his major league destination. The Seibu Lions had to announce whether they would accept the high bid for the pitcher. If the Lions took the offer, which was expected, Major League Baseball would disclose the identity of the club that made the winning bid. Speculation has centered on the Boston Red [...]

Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will learn Tuesday whether the Seibu Lions have accepted a bid for him by a major league team. Major League Baseball and the Japanese commissioner’s office will make simultaneous announcements at 8 p.m. EST Tuesday (10 a.m. Tokyo time Wednesday), MLB spokesman Pat Courtney said Monday at the big league general [...]

With the free-agent market open for business, major league general managers gathered in Naples, Fla., for their annual meetings. Aramis Ramirez decided not to pursue the free-agent market, agreeing Sunday to a five-year, $73 million contract that keeps the third baseman with the Chicago Cubs. On the first day free agents could negotiate money with [...]

Even before the start of the annual general managers’ meetings, baseball teams were busy doing deals. Aramis Ramirez decided not to pursue the free-agent market, agreeing Sunday to a $73 million, five-year contract that keeps the third baseman with the Chicago Cubs. On the first day free agents could negotiate money with all 30 teams, [...]

Rangers first-base coach and outfield instructor Bobby Jones is going back to the minor leagues as a manager instead of remaining on the staff for new manager Ron Washington. There was no corresponding announcement Thursday from Texas about who would be the new first-base coach. Jones will manage the organization’s Triple-A Oklahoma RedHawks in 2007.

The teams that bid for Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka are waiting. His Japanese club, the Pacific League’s Seibu Lions, said they have been notified of the highest bid for the 26-year-old right-hander. They will not make a decision on whether to accept until after a meeting of their board of directors — not expected to [...]

Art Howe has been hired as bench coach for the Texas Rangers and first-time manager Ron Washington. Howe’s hiring was confirmed by two baseball officials with knowledge of the decision. The Rangers were unable to announce the move Wednesday because the necessary paperwork had not been finalized with the commissioner’s office.